Germany
The European Central Bank urged EU leaders ahead of Thursday's summit to create eurobonds and a Europe-wide "safe asset" to relaunch growth, a proposal widely contested.
Germany's women's ice hockey team reached the Olympic quarterfinals in Milan and was likely to face record Olympic champion Canada, and fielded a top-line roster under coach Harold Kreis.
Israel announced measures to expand control over the West Bank, including a bill to oversee archaeological sites, prompting international condemnation, which Germany called a "de facto annexation."
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz rejected French President Emmanuel Macron's proposal for joint EU borrowing to fund strategic investments in EU policymaking, deepening a public Franco‑German rift.
European leaders reconsidered reliance on U.S. LNG after President Donald Trump’s unpredictable foreign-policy moves, a shift complicated by rising public skepticism about Germany’s energy transition.
BMW recalled hundreds of thousands of vehicles worldwide over a faulty starter relay that can short and cause fires, affecting multiple model lines and tens of thousands in Germany.
Lufthansa called strikes announced for Thursday in Germany a "completely unnecessary escalation" and said its subsidiaries Swiss, Austrian, Ita, Brussels, Eurowings and Discover were unlikely to be affected.
Commerzbank raised its 2026 profit guidance and touted record results in Germany as CEO Bettina Orlopp sought to fend off an unsolicited takeover bid from UniCredit.
Germany recorded nearly 500 million overnight stays in 2025, driven mainly by domestic travelers, the Federal Statistical Office said, with hotels and campsites among the biggest beneficiaries.
Europol seized €1.2 billion in counterfeit banknotes across Europe, investigators said most shipments (about 90%) originated in China and were distributed via postal networks to countries including Germany and Portugal.
Lufthansa pilots and flight attendants staged a strike on Thursday, grounding flights to and from Zurich, Basel and Geneva, organisers said, over pensions and working conditions.
Greens’ lead candidate Cem Özdemir reported plans to marry partner Flavia Zaka during the Baden-Württemberg campaign ahead of the early March vote, with a political friend set to officiate.
AfD's federal leadership intervened in Sachsen-Anhalt after allegations that local party politicians placed relatives in taxpayer-funded jobs, fearing harm to the party's prospects in the autumn election.
Tesla accused an IG Metall representative of secretly recording a works-council meeting at its Grünheide factory and had police remove him, while IG Metall called it a "dirty campaign."
Municipal and state elections in Germany, France and Switzerland showed shifting political balances, with centre-left gains in some areas and contested rises for both far-right and leftist parties.
Leon Draisaitl was scheduled to make his first Olympic ice-hockey appearance at the Games, drawing attention ahead of the day's alpine and biathlon competitions.
